Studiocanal is financing the film and LD Entertainment pre-bought North America.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
Tailan New Energy, a solid-state battery startup backed by Chinese carmaker Changan, has successfully closed a B+ financing round exceeding $57 million aimed at accelerating the industrialization of its next-generation battery technology.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Rolex is effectively underwriting the pipeline that will keep mechanical watchmaking viable for the next century.
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Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
20 Nov. 2025
All of this revenue and all of the money that's washing around to this system is tax sheltered and tax advantaged, which means that on a certain level, taxpayers are underwriting this across the board.
Oliver family continues long‑term advocacy Manuel and Patricia Oliver, whose son Joaquin was killed in the mass shooting, have spent years advocating for stronger gun laws.
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Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
Damon is no stranger to advocating for causes outside of Hollywood.
Initially endorsing former President Biden in the 2024 election, UAW threw its support behind former Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden withdrew from the race.
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Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2026
Garza left in 2024 after The Times did not publish an editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
Horns drunkenly lumber into the spotlight, electric guitars echo in the distance, backing vocalists offer texture as much as supporting harmonies.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
But Mamdani also has a history of fiercely backing taxi workers — a reputation that will put a close eye on his pick to lead the industry’s regulation.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
Sure, Pittsburgh Trauma being a teaching hospital naturally lends to scenes of literal instruction, but too often the show pushes past procedural necessity into something distractingly pedantic, even patronizing.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, people on both sides of the divide say Weiss and her senior leaders have brought a newspaper journalist’s sometimes patronizing attitude to television broadcasting.
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